Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:44:10 +0000 GOVERNMENT should not rush to privatize Indeni Oil Refinery and TAZAMA by pulling out of the petroleum procurement and leave the sector at the mercy of the private sector, the National Union of Transport and Allied Workers (NUTAW) has warned. NUTAW president Kinsley Kachenjela said the union was disturbed by revelations by Government in its 2017 Budget about its plans to disengage from the petroleum procurement process. Mr. Kachenjela said it was unfortunate that a proposal for the debate was submitted without much serious consultation with all stakeholders, including the union. He said it was a fact that leaving strategic economic sectors such as petroleum into the hands of the private sector was a recipe for a disaster. Mr Kachenjela said market forces could never be trusted to deliver on the social contract that Government has with the people who elected them into power. He said even in […]
